Edwin Quezada, Firearms Conspiracy, Massachusetts 2022

CONCORD – A Massachusetts man has been convicted of a firearms conspiracy after attempting to traffic guns across state lines.

Edwin Quezada, 33, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident by unlicensed persons, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.

According to court documents and statements made in court, a New Hampshire resident agreed to sell firearms to a resident of Massachusetts. Quezada agreed to act as an intermediary for the Massachusetts resident. On multiple occasions, Quezada traveled to New Hampshire to pick up firearms to deliver to the Massachusetts resident. None of the individuals involved were licensed importers, manufacturers, dealers or collectors of firearms. As part of the scheme, at least six handguns were obtained.

Quezada is scheduled to be sentenced on June 15, 2022.

"To protect citizens from violent crime, it is important to enforce federal laws regarding firearms," said U.S. Attorney Farley. "Those who seek to buy guns unlawfully often are planning to use them to commit crimes. In our effort to protect public safety and prevent violence, we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute those who participate in unlawful gun trafficking."

This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Walsh.

The case is part of ATF’s Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, which is a federally-funded program intended to reduce gun violence through law enforcement training, public education, and aggressive law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute gun-related crimes.

In this case, Edwin Quezada, 33, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was charged with conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident by unlicensed persons.

Quezada is currently scheduled to be sentenced on June 15, 2022.

The investigation into the firearms conspiracy was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

This article is part of our ongoing coverage of firearms-related crimes in New England.

Please note that this is an ongoing investigation and the information in this article may change as new details become available.

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